Fish
Tail
Tail of Sturgeon is the tapering rear muscle—thinner and faster-cooking. Use for stews, cakes, and small pan portions rather than show steaks. Slightly firmer texture is normal. Keep sturgeon tail iced until cooking; pat dry for browning, and stop when just opaque. Smoking, grilling steaks, and confit suit the cut. Season with salt, acid, and fat that frame dense almost boneless texture.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 2.89 g
- Saturated Fat 0.58 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.18 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.13 g
- Cholesterol 55 mg
- Sodium 80.3 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 22.9 g
- Water 74.4 g
- Energy 117 kcal
- Water 74.4 g
- Protein 22.9 g
- Fat 2.89 g
- Saturated Fat 0.58 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.18 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.13 g
- Omega-3 0.45 g
- Vitamins 38 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.56 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.62 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.35 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 10.2 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.3 µg
- Vitamin E 0.5 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
- Minerals 390 mg
- Major Minerals 388 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 55 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.56 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.62 · vitamin-b6: 0.35 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 10.2 · vitamin-d: 1.3 · vitamin-e: 0.5 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·
Minerals
Tail meat is the primary lean muscle in lobster, crayfish, and many fish.
History
Coastal cooks portioned sturgeon into tail pieces for even cooking and trade.
Filleting lines and frozen packs made tail of sturgeon available inland.
Restaurants standardised specialty tail portions of sturgeon for plate timing.